Essential Vocabulary for English-Spanish Learners
Vocabulary
Hire: alquilar
Unlikely: improbable
Hardest: vallas
Degree: carrera universitaria
Career: carrera profesional
Enjoyable: divertido
Helpful: que ayuda
Appreciative: agradecido
Anxious: ansioso
Unfair: injusto
Honest: honesto
Hurtful: dañino
Offensive
Thankful: agradecido
Valuable: valioso
Cheerful: alegre
Likeable: agradable
Lazy: gandulo
Basement: sótano
Fence: valla de la casa
Attic: planta de arriba de la casa
Aerial: antena casa
Types of Homes
Detached House: casa normal
Semi-Detached Houses: casa adosada
terraced houses: tres casas juntas
blok of lets: piso
| dig /ɪ/ | dug /ʌ/ | dug /ʌ/ | cavar |
| do /u/ | did /ɪ/ | done /ʌ/ | hacer |
| draw /ɔ:/ | drew /ju/ | drawn /ɔ:/ | dibujar |
| dream /i:/ | dreamt /e/ | dreamt /e/ | soñar |
| drink /ɪ/ | drankm/æ/ | drunk /ʌ/ | beber |
| drive /aɪ/ | drove /əu/ | driven /ɪ/ | conducir |
| eat /i:/ | ate /eɪ/ | eaten /i:/ | comer |
| fall /ɔ:/ | fell /e/ | fallen /ɔ:/ | caer |
| feel /i:/ | felt /e/ | felt /e/ | sentir |
| fight /aɪ/ | fought /ɔ:/ | fought /ɔ:/ | luchar |
| find /aɪ/ | found /aʊ/ | found /aʊ/ | encontrar |
| fly /aɪ/ | flew /ju/ | flown /əu/ | volar |
| forget /e/ | forgot /o/ | forgotten /o/ | olvidar |
| forgive /ə/ | forgave /eɪ/ | forgiven /ə/ | perdonar |
| freeze /i:/ | froze /ou/ | frozen/ou/ | congelar |
| get /e/ | got /o/ | got /o/ | conseguir |
| give /ɪ/ | gave /eɪ/ | given /ɪ/ | dar |
| go /ou/ | went /e/ | gone /o/ | ir |
| grow /ou/ | grew /ju/ | grown /ou/ | crecer |
| hang /æ/ | hung /ʌ/ | hung /ʌ/ | colgar |
| ben/i:/ | was/were /ə/ | been /i:/ | ser/estar |
| beat /i:/ | beat /i:/ | beaten /i:/ | derrotar |
| become /ʌ/ | became /eɪ/ | become /ʌ/ | convertirse |
| begin /ɪ/ | began /æ/ | begun /ʌ/ | empezar |
| bite /aɪ/ | bit /ɪ/ | bitten /ɪ/ | morder |
| blow /əu/ | blew /ju/ | blown /əu/ | soplar |
| break /eɪ/ | broke /əu/ | broken /əu/ | romper |
| bring /ɪ/ | brought /ɔ:/ | brought /ɔ:/ | traer |
| build /ɪ/ | built /ɪ/ | built /ɪ/ | construir |
| burn /ɜ:/ | burnt /ɜ:/ | burnt /ɜ:/ | quemar |
| buy /aɪ/ | bought /ɔ:/ | bought /ɔ:/ | comprar |
| catch /æ/ | caught /ɔ:/ | caught /ɔ:/ | atrapar |
| choose /u:/ | chose /əu/ | chosen /əu/ | escojer |
| come /ʌ/ | came /eɪ/ | come /ʌ/ | venir |
| cost /o/ | cost /o/ | cost /o/ | costar |
| cut /ʌ/ | cut /ʌ/ | cut /ʌ/ | cortar |
| have /ai/ | had /æ/ | had /æ/ | tener |
| hear /ə/ | heard /ɜ:/ | heard /ɜ:/ | oir |
| hide /aɪ/ | hid /ɪ/ | hidden /ɪ/ | esconder |
| hit /ɪ/ | hit /ɪ/ | hit /ɪ/ | golpear |
| hurt /ɜ:/ | hurt /ɜ:/ | hurt /ɜ:/ | herir |
| keep /i:/ | kept /e/ | kept /e/ | mantener |
| know /əu/ | knew /ju/ | known /əu/ | saber |
| learn /ɜ:/ | learnt /ɜ:/ | learnt /ɜ:/ | aprender |
| leave /i:/ | left /e/ | left /e/ | marcharse |
| lend /e/ | lent /e/ | lent /e/ | prestar |
| let /e/ | let /e/ | let /e/ | dejar |
| lose /ɔ:/ | lost /ɔ:/ | lost /ɔ:/ | perder |
| make /eɪ/ | made /eɪ/ | made /eɪ/ | crear |
| mean /i:/ | meant /e/ | meant /e/ | significar |
| meet /i:/ | met /e/ | met /e/ | conocer |
| pay /eɪ/ | paid /eɪ/ | paid /eɪ/ | pagar |
| put /ʊ/ | put /ʊ/ | put /ʊ/ | poner |
| read /i:/ | read /e/ | read /e/ | leer |
| ride /aɪ/ | rode /ou/ | ridden /ɪ/ | montar |
| ring /ɪ/ | rang /æ/ | rung /ʌ/ | sonar |
| rise /aɪ/ | rose /æ/ | risen /i/ | subir |
| run /ʌ/ | ran /æ/ | run /ʌ/ | correr |
| say /eɪ/ | said /e/ | said /e/ | decir |
| see /i:/ | saw /ɔ:/ | seen /i:/ | ver |
| sell /e/ | sold /e/ | sold /e/ | vender |
| send /æ/ | sent /æ/ | sent /æ/ | enviar |
| show /əu/ | showed /ou/ | shown /ou/ | prestar |
| shut /ʌ/ | shut /ʌ/ | shut /ʌ/ | cerrar |
| sing /ɪ/ | sang /æ/ | sung /ʌ/ | cantar |
| sit/ɪ/ | sat /æ/ | sat /æ/ | sentar |
| sleep /i:/ | slept /e/ | slept /e/ | dormir |
| speak /i:/ | spoke /ou/ | spoken /ou/ | hablar |
| spend /æ/ | spent /æ/ | spent /æ/ | gastar |
stand /æ/ | stood /ʊ/ | stood /ʊ/ | soportar |
| steal /i:/ | stole /ou/ | stolen /o/ | robar |
| swim /ɪ/ | swam /æ/ | swum /ʌ/ | nadar |
| take /eɪ/ | took /ʊ/ | taken /eɪ/ | cojer |
| teach /i:/ | taught /ɔ:/ | taught /ɔ:/ | enseñar |
| tell /e/ | told /ou/ | told /ou/ | explicar |
| think /i/ | thought /ɔ:/ | thought /ɔ:/ | pensar |
| throw /ou/ | threw /ju/ | thrown /eu/ | lanzar |
| understand /æ/ | understood /ʊ/ | understood /ʊ/ | comprender |
| wake /eɪ/ | woke /ou/ | woken /ou/ | despertar |
| wear /ɜe/ | wore /ɔ:/ | worn /ɔ:/ | llevar |
| win /ɪ/ | won /ʌ/ | won /ʌ/ | ganar |
| write /ai/ | wrote /eu/ | written /i/ | escribir |